paradisa | twenty-seventh twist of the coil

[Filtered to James]

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You wouldn't happen to know where they're keeping that bird you and the others brought back, would you?

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[Filtered to Maladict]

This has been on my mind quite a bit recently- and before I ask it, no I still haven't completely forgiven you for taking away my bunsen burner, even if I was drunk.

But anyways...have you ever tried espresso before? Given your adoration of coffee, I was curious.

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[Filtered to Helen Magnus]

[There is actually a long pause here. He honestly doesn't know what to say, after hearing that she had come back.]

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Never mind.

[Hey, he went over a hundred years without her, he can go a few days more without having to awkwardly talk to her about her return.]

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[After writing in those filters, Tesla leans back in his chair with an audible creak, ready to talk to the populace of the castle once again.]

You know...hasn't it been a bit too quiet lately? I'm not talking about the expedition that just came back, I'm talking about the castle in general. Shouldn't one of those crazy castle-wide losses or world changes be happening by now? I mean, it's been too quiet. Too normal...well, if you ignore all the individual losses everyone has from time to time.

Or am I just missing something? Because it feels an awful lot like the quiet before the storm, in my opinion...

[WAY TO MAKE EVERYONE PARANOID, TESLA, A+]

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[True. :I]

[And he lets out an annoyed huff, like a kid who has been told he cannot have cookies before his dinner.]

Really! Honestly, James, what do you think of me? I just want to look. Did I mention anything about stealing it?

[He's really used to huffy Nikola, so his tone turns towards more annoyed then angry.]

Did I mention stealing anywhere in my last statement?

Well, you said that you probably wouldn't find it in the same place it was before if you came back to its enclosure, which in other words means "you are going to steal that bird, Nikola Tesla, and I won't like it at all".

[Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Sherlock Holmes and Nikola Tesla Show: Toddlers Edition.]

No, I said I would not find it as I left it. Can you promise me it will remain a normal, unmodified, prehistoric killer bird?

[The preeminent minds of their generation.]

[AND YOU REALLY PUT STOPS TO ALL HIS FUN PLANS you are the worst friend, James.]

Yes. Fine. It will remain normal, unmodified, and still the same bloodthirsty killer bird it always is.

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[Paragons of Victorian ideals.]

[LOOK HE PROMISED A GOOD DOZEN OR SO PEOPLE, OKAY?]

And not become the test subject of any of your latest inventions.

[~~Together with their snark they form CAPTAIN PLANET i mean~~]

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You're really making this hard on me, you know that, right?

[~~More like Captain Snark but shh.~~]

You're not the one that nearly had their chest crushed by a prehistoric killer ostrich.

[IF YOU WANT ONE GO GET IT YOURSELF AND THEN YOU CAN TELL HIM WHAT TO DO WITH IT.]

It was that bad and you still brought it back? James, really, I'm surprised the whole castle hasn't berated you over it by now. Or maybe they have, and I just didn't have the pleasure to listen.

Really, what are you going to do with it? Call it Fluffy and give it dog treats every once in a while?

[BUT HE WANTS YOURS. >8I]

What was I supposed to do? I don't carry guns, Nikola, they're not really my style in this day and age.

And what do you think I am going to do with it? It's a prehistoric bird, you've seen my Sanctuary. [And the pterodactyl inside it.] You tell me.

[NO. MAL ALREADY SAID NO.]

Yeah, but you weren't the only person on that expedition, right? Let them take care of it.

Well, if you've talked to Maladict recently, you would know that you would have some opposition to that idea. Just letting you know.

[DARN IT, MALADICT, GIVE YOUR BOYFRIEND SOME SLACK.]

Hard to do that when it comes after you, now isn't it? [...Because he was dumb. But that's not the point.]

I already know. [A sigh.] And she's not the only one, I've had numerous people asking about my intentions towards it, insuring I'm not about to experiment upon it or other things. [And he sounds a little tired at that idea. Really you'd think in a magical castle full of so many people they'd be more open to such a thing.]

[IT'S NOT JUST HER BOYFRIEND, OKAY?]

Good God, James, what did you do, call its mother a big fat turkey, or what?

[A little "hmmm". He actually sounds a bit more serious about this.]

There is a reason why the Sanctuary was kept from prying eyes back home...basically, James, I'm not against the idea. But you have to make sure you have a good way of protecting it. I'm sure there are plenty of people here who would use the knowledge to benefit themselves and harm the rest of the castle, and frankly, if that ever happens, I'm sure that Helen would make you regret it for more than a lifetime.

No, though that probably would have made it worse. Though let me say I have never been more, thankful, for my loss as I was then. [That...would have been rather bad if he still had his suit.

And would you look at that? They're having a serious conversation! And his tone turns more serious as well.]

Oh I know precisely what you mean. Starting on a smaller scale, in this aspect at least, to do that. Insure that I can do it here, and that there are others here who would carry it on if anything ever happened to myself. And I am certain she would, as well as others here. [Galadriel, Mal, the Doctor.]

Yeah, your suit would've been scrap-metal if you had it with you, I'd reckon.

[[He nods, even though James can't see.]

That could work. If you integrate it slowly, perhaps there is a better chance of it being accepted. Kind of like a vaccine. And you should definitely name successors just in case the castle has a temper tantrm and sends one of us home.

Indeed, and out there well...

[He likes living too much.]

That is my intent, yes. Hopefully with any luck Helen will stick around long enough to aide me in that endeavor. It is her project after all.